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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Editing Screens in Macromedia Captivate
  3. Inserting New Images into Macromedia Captivate Projects
  4. Editing Slides That Contain Mouse Movement

Using Macromedia Captivate to Retouch Images in Recorded Demos and Simulations

Inserting New Images into Macromedia Captivate Projects

As well as being able to alter the background image of each of your slides, Macromedia Captivate also enables you to overlay a new image over a certain region of your captured screen area.

Again, while working on the WA eCart project, the day the software and interactive simulations were going to be launched, I received another e-mail telling me that, at the last minute, a new feature (an e-mail friendly cart) had been added to the application which needed to be somehow incorporated into one of the existing tutorials. Figure 3 shows what the original screen looked like.

Figure 3. A list of options in the original screen.

Figure 3. A list of options in the original screen

To resolve this issue, I simply took a screen shot of the new pop-up menu and placed this over the top of the existing menu. You can use a screen shot tool or simply Print Screen and crop the image (using an image editor such as Fireworks) to simply display the change. Once I was happy with the way it looked on all the relevant slides, I incorporated (merged) it into the slide background. See the result in Figure 4.

Figure 4. An amended pop-up menu

Figure 4. An amended pop-up menu

To insert a new image into a Macromedia Captivate project, follow these steps:

  1. In Macromedia Captivate, select the slide into which you wish to insert the image.
  2. Select Insert > Image.

  3. Browse to select the image you wish to insert.

    Note: All image file formats (apart from JPEG and GIF) are automatically converted to BMP when inserted into a Macromedia Captivate project. JPEG and GIF are also converted to BMP if the image needs to be cropped or resized.

  4. From the Image dialog box (see Figure 5), you can set the image properties. The dialog box consists of three tabs:

    • Image lets you change the appearance of the image
    • Options enables you to set timing and transition effects for the image
    • Audio lets you add audio to an image or edit audio that is already associated with an image
  5. Insert and position the image in the desired location on each slide you want to amend.

  6. Preview the movie.

    Figure 5. The Image box dialog box

    Figure 5. The Image dialog box

Merging Objects into a Slide

Merging images into the slide background can be very useful, especially when working with a large image. To do this, use the following steps:

  1. Select the image object that you wish to permanently become a part of the background.
  2. Select Edit > Merge into Background. A warning appears, stating that merging cannot be undone.
  3. Click Yes to confirm the merge.
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